Petrol distribution network in Iran has reportedly been paralysed after a cyberattack, which some officials have alleged came from a nation state actor
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2021
Facebook Orders Staff Not To Destroy Internal Documents
Amid the ongoing whistleblower fallout, Facebook orders all its staff to preserve internal documents, in case of legal inquiries
Donald Trump Loses Bid To Sue Twitter In Florida
Judge rules Donald Trump has to sue Twitter over his suspension not in Florida, but rather in the platform's home state of California
EU Regulators Open Investigation Of Nvidia’s ARM Acquisition
Setback for Nvidia, as the European Commission confirms full-scale investigation into purchase of British chip designer ARM Holdings
Autumn Budget 2021: What It Means For Tech Sector?
The Autumn Budget pledges to spend billions refreshing IT and tech in the NHS, but also a big increase in spending on skills training
US Begins Julian Assange Extradition Appeal
Lawyers for the United States tell the UK's High Court that the judge who blocked Julian Assange extradition had been misled
FCC Revokes China Telecom Licence In US
US communication regulator has officially revoked and terminates the license of China Telecom to provide services in the United States
Amazon Web Services Wins Contract From UK Intelligence Agencies
American cloud giant Amazon Web Services wins contract to host the UK's most sensitive national security data, but Labour wants answers
Tesla Reaches $1 Trillion Valuation
Car maker Tesla now worth at least double that of Toyota, Volkswagen and Ford combined, after breaching $1 trillion market cap
Australia Funds Telstra Buy Of Digicel Pacific To Thwart China
Strategic blocking? Australian government joins forces with Telstra to acquire Digicel Pacific, after interest from state-owned China Mobile
Apple ‘Very Likely’ To Face DoJ Antitrust Lawsuit – Report
Two year investigation by Department of Justice of tech giants has seen acceleration of Apple probe, reportedly increasing likelihood of lawsuit
France Holds Secret Talks With Israel Over NSO Spyware
Top adviser to French President holds talks with Israeli counterpart to discuss NSO spyware allegedly targetting French government ministers
Facebook Making Online Hate Worse, Whistleblower Tells MPs
Frances Haugen answered questions from the UK parliament's Joint Committee on Monday, after cache of internal documents is released
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Women In Tech
Today we are speaking to Joanne Thurlow, Head of IT for Siemens Energy, Industrial Application Solutions. She partners with businesses providing strategic, innovative, cost-sensitive and engineering-centric, global IT environments.
Tesco Website Hack Attempt: What We Know So Far
Tesco website and app back online, after hackers apparently attempted to 'intefere' with the supermarket's website and app
WeChat Fixes Content ‘Glitch’ Amidst Regulatory Pressure
Tencent fixes 'loophole' that allowed Bing and Google to temporarily display WeChat results, as China regulators seek to open up tech giants' walled gardens
REvil Hacking Gang Forced Offline In Multi-Country Operation
Law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the US and partner countries hack REvil's infrastructure and force notorious ransomware gang offline
Snap Shares Slump On Apple Privacy Disruption
Shares in Snapchat developer Snap drop after it projects prolonged slump in ad revenues from introduction of Apple's iPhone privacy tools
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Italy ‘Negotiating With Intel’ Over 4bn Euro Chip Plant
Italy reportedly preparing offer to Intel over plans for 4bn advanced microprocessor packaging plant, part of plans for 80bn euro investment in Europe
Robot Artist Freed By Egyptian Customs After Spy Detention
Ai-Da, a robot that uses artificial intelligence to create art, was detained by Egyptian customs over fears 'her' electronics could contain spy tools
Amazon Faces Fresh Union Drive In New York City
More than 2,000 Amazon warehouse workers in New York City sign union cards, as company faces fresh challenge to lack of labour organisation in US
Twitter Finds Algorithms Give More Prominence To Political Right
Twitter finds its own news-feed algorithms give more amplification to mainstream political right than left, as social media firms face bias criticism
Facebook Agrees To Pay French Newspapers
Social network giant Facebook signs copyright deal with local publishers - this time with a group representing French national and regional newspapers
US Watchdog Questions Tech Giants On Electronic Payments
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau questions Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal, and Square over electronic payments
Apple To Require Daily Tests For Unvaccinated Staff
Unvaccinated staff working for Apple will be required to take a Covid-19 test, every time they enter the office or campus
Sphere Chat App Acquired By Twitter
Second startup purchase by a big name tech firm for young British entrepreneur Nick D'Aloisio, as Twitter acquires Sphere
Boeing Delays Starliner Launch Until 2022
Glitch with vehicle's propulsion system discovered in August still to be resolved, and crucial uncrewed test flight delayed until next year
Oversight Board: Facebook ‘Not Forthcoming’ On VIP Cross-check System
Facebook’s own oversight board has slammed the platform for withholding relevant information about its VIP cross-check system